Privacy Policy

WHAT DOES MOUNTAIN EMPIRE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why?

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

What?

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us.

This information can include:

  • Social Security number and account balances

  • credit history and credit scores

  • income and payment history

When you are no longer our member, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How?

All financial companies need to share members’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their members’ personal information; the reasons Mountain Empire Credit Union chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information Does MEFCU share? Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes -
such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal
investigations, or to report to credit bureaus		 Yes No
For our marketing purposes -
to offer our products and services to you		 Yes No
For joint marketing with other financial companies Yes No
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
information about your transations and experiences		 No We don't share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes -
information about your creditworthiness		 No We don't share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don't share

What we do

How does Mountain Empire Federal Credit Union protect my personal information?
 To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
How does Mountain Empire Federal Credit Union collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you
  • open an account or deposit money
  • pay your bills or use your credit or debit card
  • upload documents and/or photos to secure messages
  • apply for financing
    • We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
    Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
  • sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
  • affiliates from using your information to market to you
  • sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
    • State law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

    Definitions

    Affiliates
    		 Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Mountain Empire Federal Credit Union has no affiliates.
    		•
    Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
  • Mountain Empire Federal Credit Union does not share with our nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
    • Joint Marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
  • Our joint marketing partners include insurance companies.

    • Questions? Call 276-782-9639